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Test Code BBHOLD Blood Bank Hold

Additional Codes

 Test ID
BBHOLD

EPIC Test ID
LAB286

Performing Laboratory

St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids

Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube:

Preferred: Pink-top (EDTA) tube

Acceptable: Lavender-top (EDTA) tube

Specimen Volume: 2 mL of EDTA whole blood.

Stability: An EDTA specimen drawn within 3 days of testing is the

              preferred specimen.  The sample should be tested as soon as possible

              following collection.  If a delay in testing occurs, the sample should be stored 2-6 C.  

Note: Appropriately label the tube with patient labels or follow special requirements below:

Patient is wearing armband
  • Use a patient label
  • Write collect time/date and tech code or initials on the label
  • Patients drawn in OP infusion center must have a B- Band number assigned

Patient is NOT wearing an armband
  • Patient must have a B-band number assigned.
  • Use a patient label or legibly hand write the patient’s first and last name on the tube
  • Write the B# on the label or tube
  • Record the expiration date on the B band (T+3days)
  • Write collect time/date and tech code or initials on the label

 

When the specimen(s) has/have been labeled, verify proper specimen identification by comparing the labeled specimen(s) to the patient armband (B-band) before you leave the patient side.

Reference Values

Not applicable

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Useful For

In clinical situations where the patient may need red blood cells or other blood components within 3 days, a properly hand labeled specimen may be collected and received to be stored in the Blood Bank.

Test Classification and CPT Coding

36415

Report Available

STAT within 1 hour of receipt

Routine within 2 hours of receipt